44 years ago I collected my overnight freight for my motor business from Armidale railway station. All freight bar a very small amount came on rail. Fuel, livestock , steel etc. all on trains. Government closed the rail down but never allocated more $ to roads to pay for truck use. The lip service paid […]
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Begin Rant: The Magical Mystery Budget
RK Crosby spent some time with the Armidale Regional Council budget and says it’s like an influencer on a shopping spree with someone else’s credit card.
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Opinion: Can you trademark identity?
Wellet Potter from UNE writes there is a new strategy celebrities are using to protect themselves and their work from AI.
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Letter: Ray Walsh House debacle undermines TRC leadership
Stephen writes ratepayers have every right to ask questions about the handling of Ray Walsh House, a costly and an embarrassing failure of leadership, governance, transparency and financial management.
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QW: Cost of road mean rail freight required
The cost of road freight and private travel has come to point that railroad transportation and freight needs to be reinstated in this area. To cut down on road infrastructure costs, high living costs involving fuel, registrations and maintenance on vehicles. Rail freight options bring in a cheaper long distance option to industry because rail […]
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Denise’s Desk: Is Angus Taylor Ignorant, Nasty or Just Clueless?
Denise says we expect lazy grievance politics from One Nation, but the Coalition should be better than this.
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What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about?
David Pritchard from The University of Queensland writes During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”. But what is it and why does it matter?
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Marketing Clarity: AI Is Only as Good as Your Brief
Ingrid Rothe this week covers how to brief AI to deliver better marketing, not just more content.
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Opinion: Armidale residents should have their say
Siri is encouraging people to have their say in the consultation process currently open with Armidale Regional Council, regardless of their opinion.
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Opinion: Ray Walsh House: How a Building Issue Became a Civic Debate
Robyn writes that Ray Walsh House has become far more than an issue about a building.